Friday, July 24, 2015

Thanksgiving 2014 and Christmas [posted in July]

Thanksgiving 2014 was spent with the Rupprechts on the actual day,and the McLains the Saturday after -- Both gatherings were fun and thedays in between were filled with using what little snow we had to createsome backyard art :) and because it was so cold these little buggers lastedquite a while!!!

The week between school getting out for Christmas Break and Christmas itself was spent with me recovering from the actual FLU(omgoodness my body hurt), being thankful no one elsein our family got sick, getting ready for our ChristmasFestivities and getting ready for our first out of the countrytrip with the girls -- some challenges along with A LOT of fun!!With help from Tom, Grama Dianne and Auntie Jen we made it toChristmas, and were able to spend a nice day with my family in Buffaloand then with some of Tom's siblings in the city, before packing our bagsand leaving for Mexico!!But before we left, watching Santa's video message was still full of anticipation and fun :)

and unwrapping gifts brought a lot of smiles....and excitement for our trip to a warmer climate!!

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JTEZ

The Beginning of the Adventure . . .

After trying and waiting for a long time, June 26th 2006 was the estimated due date of Baby A and Baby B. We were thrilled. But a little over 10 weeks early our doctor decided it was time for us to meet the babies. On Wednesday, April 19th at 6:49 pm, Ella Marie was born. We named her after Tom’s mom, Della Marie, and her name means 'Light'. She weighed 2 pounds 14 ounces, was 16 inches long and was perfect. At 6:51 pm, Zoë Dianne was born. We named her after my mom, Dianne, and her name means ‘Life’. She weighed 3 pounds 5 ounces, was also 16 inches long and was perfect too.

Both girls stayed in the NICU for almost 2 months and did really well, especially considering all of the 'what could have/should have beens'. It was a 'one step forward two steps backwards' type of dance those first few weeks, but after 47 days we brought Zoe home and 10 days later brought Ella home. FINALLY, we were all four under the same roof, and were ready to start the next exciting chapter in our lives . . .

Ella and Zoe turned FIVE this April and are THRIVING. They are fun, funny, naughty and sweet. The joy they bring to our lives is immeasurable. They are also really fun to take pictures of : )